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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-10-05, Page 1Incorporating Brussels lest ° 50c per copy SEHFpno. pd.TARIAr wginitt 09T°BE9 5. 1983 -- PAGE§. Landfill reports released Seaforth, McKillop and Tuckersmith rate- payers, starting Oct. 5, will have their first chance to read the Environmental Assess- ment report concerning the proposed landfill site in McKillop township. The report, compiled by B.M. Ross and Associates, Goderich engineering firm will also be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for comment. The first volume deals with the environ- mental assessment of all possible sites. The hydro -geological investigation is given in volume two. Volume three, Which will not be prepared until preliminary comments are received from government agencies, will contain detailed operating procedures for the proposed site. The report, containing hundreds of pages, will be available to the public until Nov. 16. Copies will be available at each municipal office and the Seaforth library. Any questions or comments must be in writing to the secretary of the landfill site committee, Jim Crocker. A public meeting will be held approximately six weeks after the report is released. ACCESS ROAD At their Sept. 29 meeting, municipal representatives on the landfill committee, lawyer Mike Mitchell, and Burns Ross and George Godin of B.M. Ross, met with Bob Eckert and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoste, owners of land which abuts the proposed landfill site. The purpose of the committee -of -the-whole meeting was to discuss an option on approximately two acres of land required for the access road to the site. "We weren't in agreement with their 9311.1's,"+STP. (fixponitor offer," Mrs. Hoste said following the:.c meeting. "We didn't agree with the way the option to purchase was written. It was all their own way and not our way," said Mr. Hosie. '.'The': offer was the same as the option for the', McLlwain land for the site." "It takes a corner out of our field and the offer wasn't good enough," heaid. "Expropriation has been talked about for a long time, but we can make up our own option with our lawyer. We have another month to think about it. What we will do, we don't know." "If someone takes a corner out of your bed for the rest of your life, you wouldn't like it either," said Mr. Hoste. SEE LANDFILL ON PAGE 3 Record number graduate Wilma Van Dyk and . Dave Scott were valedictorians for the grade 13 and 12 classes at the Seaforth District High School Com- mencement Friday night. A record number graduated from Grade 13. Don Morton, Rosie Van Dyk and Peter Gryseels presented Seaforth's secondary school honour graduates who are: Jane Bell, Linda Blake, Kathleen Broome, Brian Ches- sell, Barbara Deighton, Elizabeth DeJong, Jayne Delaney, Lynne Dodds, Denise Du- charme, Sandra Finlayson, Ronald Godkin, Theresa Gould, 'au ' : ,Jeff Handers.-, Steven Henderson, Grego y Hoggarth, c' n Huether, Marion Hunt Amanda ames, Michael Kelly, Pauk Kir . , Bre • ian Lane, Katherine Larone, Colleen • . iney, Cather- ine Meidinger, Eddy Nielsen. Tony Nielsen, Louise Nolan, Scott Price, Gregory Riley, Janice Murray, Mary Jo Ryan, James Saldivar, Jacqueline Schenck, Richard Scroggs. David Shaw, Joyce Sloan, Robert Smith, Steven Snell, Jennifer Stryker, Larry Teatero• Mary Thompson, Wilma Van Dyk, Rose Ann Van Loon• Cathy Vanneste, Pauline Wallace, Sylvia Wood. Secondary school graduates who have left S.D.H.S. were presented their diplomas by Terry Johnston, Jeff McKellar and John Jewitt. They are: Sherri Bachert, Jeff Bedard, Martin Bedard, Sandra Bell, Chris- tine Bennewies, Glenda Beuermann• Lisa Campbell, Brian Coombs, Clendon Coombs. Gregory Core, John Dale, Mary Ann De Jong, Jan Doig, Shelly Driscoll, Tammy Driscoll, Kim Finlayson, Barbara Flanagan, Maria Gomes, Julie Habkirk, Ivy Harrison, Dorothy Hauwert, Debbie Henderson, Su- zanne Jessome, Ann Marie Kramers, Joan Maloney, Jeanne McDonald, Barbara Mc- Gregor, Colleen Melady, Jacqueline Nobel, Brian Riley, David Vanneste, Sharon Weigel, James Whyte, Caroline Willems. Secondarysehnnl ornrinarPc win have returned to S.D.H.S. are Joanne Albert, Judy • Anstett, Lisa Beuttenmiller, Mary Brown, Jim Campbell, Faye Carnochan, Diana SEE RECORD ON PAGE 3 The new look will make THE FC3RMR Queen's Hotel In Belgrave, ' was the scene of the murder of John Edward McKinnon, a resident In an apartment In the reading your paper easier building. A 49 -year-old Wingham man was BY SUSAN WHITE You'll notice a new look to your copy of The Huron Expositor this week. The newspaper has adopted a modular six column format. Studies show modular format makes newspapers easier to read. The squared -off blocks and rectangles which result make pages more orderly. There are no little holes or twists and turns of copy. Confusion and clutter is eliminated while stories and ads in self-contained visual units speed up the reader's move from page to page. Each page looks more attractive and there's more room, in bigger blocks, to display stories. The change will be more obvious inside The Expositor than on the front, editorial or third pages, which have had a six -column format for several years. IMPROVEMENTS The new format is the latest in a continuing series of improvements at The Huron Expositor. In 1968 the paper moved to offset printing and the use of many more photos than had been possible. It's all part of a gradual evolution in the business. The contrast between the modular pages of October, 1983 and the early days is most evident when you look at the long, thin, grey columns of type in The Expositor of 100 years ago. There were few headlines and no illustrations then. As any family tree researcher knows, early newspapers quickly cause eyestrain. Readers of those good grey Expositors of 100 and more years ago were dedicated. They also had no other choice of a news source in those pre -TV and radio limes. That's not true any more, and to compete with other media, newspapers are trying to make their news as attractively packaged, as easily readable, as possible. „That's what our switch to modular is all about. We welcome, your reactions to-ittr..* charged with second degree murder and appeared in .provincial court Goderich on Monday. The case was remanded. Mr. McKinnon was found early Wednesday morning by Douglas Point workers who were waiting for a bus. Police barricaded the scene and OPP police constables were there round the clock during the Investigation. Man charged in murder Residents of the quiet hamlet of Belgrave, 15 kilometers west of Brussels are still in shock as 'Ontario Provincial Police continue their investigation of the murder of a Belgrave resident. Wingham OPP with assistance from Mouht Forest and Toronto OPP, are continuing their investigation into the death of John Edward McKinnon, 42, whose body was discovered outside his apartment early Wednesday morning, Sept. 28. The body was discovered by employees of Douglas Point who were waiting for a bus. A post-mortem examination, ordered by coroner, Dr. J.C. McKim of Lucknow, was completed Wednesday afternoon at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Cause of death waktriAetttPinjury. Police say an -incident at Okfoberlest packs arena About 1000 people, most of them 30 and under, lived it up at Seaforth and District Community Centres Saturday night at the Lions first Oktoberfest. A parade with more than 50 entries got festivities started at noon. Early in the evening, Lisa Beuttenmiller was crowned Oktoberfest Queen. The German food, sausages, sauerkraut and pig tails, served by many volunteers from the arena kitchen was a real highlight, says event chairman Bill McLaughlin. The crowd also played games of chance donated by Huron Amusements, Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce and Seaforth Lioness club, danced and sang. And of course drank beer from special Oktoberfest mugs. "We could have sold a lot more of them, ' Considering the size of the crowd, Mr. McLaughlin says there was very little trouble at the dance. - Main St. was busy for the parade and a special section of sidewalk was cordoned off, with seating, for senior citizens. The fact that Ciderfest, the ninth annual event sponsored by the Van Egmond Foundation, shared the Srturday date with Oktobeffest, didn't hurt at all, Mr. McLaugh- lin says. The variety of events on Saturday "did us both good." The Lions were helped out by Seaforth Junior Farmers and local Knights .of Columbus members at the bar. Another Oktoberfest in 1984 is a sure thing, Mr. McLaughlin says. "1 think we'll go for Sept. 29. the victim's residence occurred between 9 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27. A 49 -year-old Wingham resident was charged with second degree murder and has been remanded in custody in the Walkerton provincial jail. The suspect appeared in provincial court. Goderich, on Monday. Investigating officers are Constable Ken Balzer, Wingham; detective sergeant R.H. Middlebrook. Mount Forest and detective inspector J.E. McCormich of the OPP's criminal investigations branch, Toronto. A FOGGY NIGHT Belgrave residents say, the night of the murder was foggy, so foggy you could almost cut it with a knife. Mr. McKinnon's body was found on the front steps. of the..old ttgen..s, Motet, The, former hotel, fronting -•on" s'rghway 4t4' was converted to apartments over 20 years ago and is owned by Clarence Hanna of Belgrave. The aparhnent which Mr. McKinnon lived in is on the ground floor, in the right front portion of the hotel. Police have barricaded and scaled the front entrance to the building. An abandoned, rusting car with a Bat tire sits along side the wall of the building. "I've owned the building for 23 years and I've had it for sale for about three or four years," says Mr. Hanna, He is a former reeve and a retired road superintendent of East Wawanosh township. "The old hotel has a lot of good timbers in it. 1t has never been operated as a hotel since 1 came to Belgrave 38 years ago. I built five apartments with baths in each one." The murder victim, Mr. McKinnon, lived in Belgrave since August. "He wanted to rent the apartment from me before 1 went out west in July, but 1 didn't want to be bothered with the trouble. When 1 came back Aug 1, he was still begging me to rent it to him. He said to me that he needed his mother-in-law and she needed him. They could work together." vu..The,-victim-'s,•,in.+latus;•. a,* -Maw• -,and- Mrs. Cassidy, moved into the building in July. "The last time 1 saw Mr. McKinnon alive was Sept. 15 when he offered to pay part of his rent. He was just a little guy who weighed no more than 110 pounds and was 5' 5" tall. Apparently he had lung trouble and wasn't SEE MURDER ON PAGE 3 Seaforth native was lucky and hands and was admitted to the burn unit at Hamilton General Hospital. He was treated with skin grafting 'to his lett leg and right arm. He was discharged from hospital Sunday and is recuperating at home with his wife, the former Jean Devereaux of Seaforth. Doctors and fellow workers were amazed he survived, "1 was lucky", says Bob. BY WILMA OKE A former Seaforth man, Robert Carnochan of Cambridge, had a recent brush with death. He is an employee of Ontario Hydro who was with a fellow worker in a bucket truck at work at Ancaster. Therqec was a sudden inverted move and the bucket was caught by 800 volt power line. His companion was thrown backward and escaped injury and was able to turn off the controls. Bob suffered severe burns to his legs, arms New owners want heritage house FACE PAINTING was a popular event at the Van Egmgnd house during Clderfest Satur- day and Sunday. Sticking out her tongue while getting her heavy makeup fob Is Lori Llttlechild, nine, of Goderich. Kids had their clown faces done by area Katlmavikers, including Barb Under Voort, left and John Forde, right. (Wassink photo) Ongd4 dAo V/@@f BY RON WASSINK New owners bave applied to have the Victorian frame house at the corner of James and Ann Streets designated a heritage property. The property which was owned by Leo Medd has been sold to a Toronto couple. Mr. Medd was granted a minor variance, in .lune, to build a new house and demolish the old home, by Seaforth's committee of adjustment. Two neighbours appealed the decision at. an Ontario Municipal Board hearing on Sept. 13. There has been no decision from the OMB. Prior to the hearing, Mr. Medd had installed the footings and foundation for the new house. The foundation was demolished by John H. McLlwain Construction Ltd., on Wednesday. The work was ordered by the new owner, David Cobb. David and Loral Cobb who are friends of Paul and Heather Ross of Seaforth, pur- chased the property two weeks ago. "We'll just be coming up on weekends," says Mr. Cobb. "The inside needs wallpapering and general repairs. We hope to move in next year." Neighbours and Seaforth's Local Archi- tectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) are pleased the house will be designated a heritage home. After Mr. Cobb approached LACAC, a designation was approved in principle and will be presented to Seaforth council. "I'm delighted to hear it will be desig- nated," says Grace Cornish, a neighbour. "1 think it's great. The house has potential. 1 think it should be preserved." "We love old houses, especially 100 -year- old wood houses," says Mr. Cobb. "A house with this style of exterior design is very rare and a thing to be treasured." "It's an example of late -Victorian carpen- try. especially the amount and variety of detail in exterior woodwork." says Walter Armes of LACAC. "The floor plan is typical of Tate -Victorian construction. It's a unique house. There is nothing like it in Seaforth." Several years ago, LACAC approached a former owner of the house about a heritage designation but the owner was not in favor. Once LACAC approves, the application is presented to town council and a notice is put in the newspaper for three consecutive weeks. The public has a month to object. If there are no objections, a bylaw is passed for the designation which is then registered against the title of the property. Except for repairs to the interior and the wood siding, the house is in good condition. "It has practically a new furnace, roofing and flashing is new. it's been completely rewired and replumbed and is insulated. it's basically a super house," says Mr. Armes. "Practically all the gingerbread is intact, there is oak trim and first class doors and hardware inside. The windows are in remarkable condition for a 100 -year-old house. When restored, it will really comple- ment the neighbourhood." A NEW FOUNDATION Installed by Leo Medd this summer, was demolished Wed- nesday by new owner of the property, David Cobb of Toronto. Initial plans for the lot at the corner of James and Ann Streets was the construction of a new house and demolition of the old Victorian style house, background. Mr. Cobb plans to repair the house and has applied ter a heritage designatlon. (Wasslnk photo) Staffs man serves in armed forces in Germany /A5 Dublin employees win new car /A19 Huron county plowmen win international prizgs /A6 Ornamental Ribbons honor Seaforth teams of 1800s /Al2 Lisa Beuttenmiller is crowned again /A14 Ilnd@m Births /A7 Brussels news /A14, 18, 19 Classified /A15, 16, 17 Community Calendar /A3 Dublin news /A4, 5 Entertainment /A11 Family /A7 Farm /A6 Hensall /A9 Kids /A10 Legion /A1-1 Londesboro /A8 Obituaries /A8 People /A11 Sports /Al2, 13 Waffn» /A19